News Archive - October 2010

Wednesday, October 20th 2010

Distance learning could become more popular as students look to save money, it has been claimed. A Virgin Media Business executive has said Lord Browne's plans for higher education funding coul...

Wednesday, October 20th 2010

Digital Region will bring super-fast broadband speeds to council buildings and schools in Barnsley. Residents and businesses in Barnsley are set to benefit from fibre optic broadband as a result of a ...

Tuesday, October 19th 2010

Broadband provider Virgin Media is offering £50 credit on its double and triple bundles until the end of the month. Consumers can get a £50 reduction on their first bill when they take out selected broadband bu...

Tuesday, October 19th 2010

Dido Harding of TalkTalk has announced the launch of voting for this year's Digital Heroes Awards. Public voting has opened for TalkTalk's 2010 Digital Heroes Awards.Some 36 finalists have been c...

Tuesday, October 19th 2010

The Broadband and Evening & Weekend Calls deal from BT is currently available with three months free. BT has launched a limited-time "autumn deal" on one of its broadband bundles that enables ...

Monday, October 18th 2010

UK Online Centres is aiming to get 80,000 people online this week. Get Online Week, a campaign that looks to bring broadband and other means of browsing the web to con...

Monday, October 18th 2010

Cisco Systems has revealed the average mobile broadband download speed now stands at 936Kb/s. Mobile broadband services across the world have improved substantially in recent times, according to...

Monday, October 18th 2010

More than two in five broadband customers are more concerned about the reliability, rather than the speed, of their connection. New research from Sky Broadband has revealed consumer attitudes towards the speed of their home inte...

Friday, October 15th 2010

Digital Spy's Andrew Laughlin has said the UK's fibre optic broadband coverage should increase as a result of a recent decision from Ofcom. Ofcom's decision to force BT to open up its infrastructure to rival internet service providers w...

Friday, October 15th 2010

Around £400 million has been spent over the last three years on improving 3 Mobile's 3G coverage. Network operator 3 Mobile has announced the end of the first phase of its mission to boost its 3G co...